Bruxism

[Floppy99]

im more aware that this is now causing most of my head symptoms. I snore badly and Im def clenching my jaw and clashing my teeth together at night. My ears are effected and its becoming bad. I would say Ive had this mild most of my life but its got worse over the last few years. Ive started on Duloxtine so hoping that will calm me down a bit but early days.

Any tips worth trying? If I can get muscle relaxants this is a temp fix? Splint really help? I was very relaxed last night so Im not going to sleep stressed.

Its really affecting my head.

[honeybug]

Hi floppy99 😊🌿🌸🦋

There are teeth guards that can be custom made for your mouth by your dentist.

You wear the guard at bedtime to prevent bruxism.

In time your agony should eventually abate.

Best wishes for a cure.

Stay safe and take care.

Praying for a cure.

EJ 😊🤗💗😘🙏🕊🌿🌸🦋

[Yassytina FMA UK Volunteer]

Have you been tested for sleep apnea ? I snored like a grizzly bear turned out I have the apnea, I would differently speak to your doctor about this.

[dinghy]

I second a mouthguard. My dentist made one from me and it cost 180 I think. It lasted a couple of years and wore out. However I found a site called sleeppro and you can get a perfectly adequate mouthguard there for less than 20 pounds. It's not quite as long as the dentist one but does the job of protecting teeth. Wearing a mouthguard has helped stop headaches and neck and shoulder pain that I get from clenching teeth through stress related issues.

[MattyGroves]

I have the same problem, I've just got a mouth guard which is very comfortable and is helping. If you get it on the NHS it takes you into band 3 charges which is £289! However the dentist did it as a private patient which was £100. Go figure!

[Binky68]

Hi there - i have bruxism which started with stress at work and though my job changed 3 years ago wont go away. Firstly i had soft gum guards from my dentist, but i chewed them up like gum! Then i waited a looonnnggg time for an appointment at a dental hospital where they made me a hard gum guard which have had for 2 years. I think it doesn't work until i stop using it and realise it does really help - get yourself a dental hospital referral. i paid privately for several shots of botox which only reduced temporarily and i cant afford long term, i also had the chiropractor massage inside my mouth which helps. I tried ant depressants etc and nothing worked .

[Binky68 in reply to Binky68]

PS I'm very lucky i didn't have to pay for my hard dental guard ( not sure if it is called a splint or not) because i volunteered to be a guinea pig for the consultant teaching other dentists how to make them . This was at manchester dental hospital - even though I live 60 miles away. they have a TMJ clinic there

[Shomacco]

I used the Boil and bite mouth guards like the football players. There is also Zyppah (zyppah.com) that is similar that moves your lower jaw forward a tad. You will notice you cannot clench if your jaw is somewhat offset. So I used it for that so I would not clench all day long.

You can kind of do the Jaw offset with the Boil and bite mouth guards, just need to bite offset when you do!